djames4242

I switched to Pages when iWork was still a paid product. It’s simply a better layout tool than Word. Ever tried to place an image where you actually wanted it in a Word document? Bit of a nightmare, really.

I do have a small wish list though…

1. Allow us to create new documents in Page Layout mode rather than word processing mode. 99.9% of my documents are done this way and I always have to convert the new document before working with it.

2. Let mail merge work with labels. It’s literally the only thing I still use Word for. I keep a spreadsheet with names and addresses for holiday cards and Pages merge feature creates a page of labels with the same address rather than putting each address on each label.

powermacbandit said:

If you can’t control display settings from the Mac (volume, brightness, etc) then it’s a non-starter in my book. 

It may be seen as kludgy, but BetterDisplay lets me control my inexpensive LG 4K monitors with my keyboard. I also have a portable USB monitor which defaults to 50% brightness every time I plug it in. This is the reason I paid the $20 to support this app because it was annoying having to use the monitor’s flimsy controls to increase its brightness every time I use it.

longfang said:

Blood Ox is available for customers outside the US. 

So can I pick up an Apple Watch while traveling (say, to Canada) and bring it back with the feature intact? I presume it will be disabled when activated by my US-based Apple ID. 

Another health element users will miss out on is blood oxygen sensing.

Well that’s disappointing. I’ve been waiting for this feature to return so I can finally upgrade my tired (and now deprecated) S5…

bloggerblog said:

I still don't get why Apple bought Beats, why!?

Mostly because it allowed them to release Apple Music.